You'll have to ask anyone that was around in 1987. When this LP came out, radio was starting to get weak. This LP sounded like nothing that was on the radio at that time (especially "Dorothy Parker"-the baddest jam on this LP). Prince's love of soul, rock, funk, ballads, and psychedelia are all over this LP, and there's a lot to keep the listener interested. His use of effects and beats were kind of mindblowing on here. I thought it was great also because he played almost everything on it. I can hear the later influence of this LP on folks like Lenny Kravitz, De'Angelo, Timbaland, Meshell, and Van Hunt. Next to "Dirty Mind", this is my favorite Prince (and the last really good) Prince LP.

Lariza said:

Thank you for correcting us on that.



Because he felt like it was a good idea.



How does one "propose about" a voice?



Oh the great mysteries of life.

Dewrede said:

Ever listened to the lyrics of Camille's songs?
If Camille was girl then "If I Was Your Girlfriend" is a song about a lesbian relationship in which a girl sees herself as a man, which doesn't make sense in the slightest...
And well, the whole explanation in the LoveSexy tourbook...

Neversin.

Snap said:

He used a figure for "I" (or "Eye") on the "Diamonds And Pearls" album in 1991...

Neversin.

Neversin said:

He used a stylized "eye" during the Lovesexy project (Eye No), the album that came out a year after "Sign O The Times". Matt Diehl created the version of the stylized eye first used on the 1992 album.

You can check out some of the readers' reviews of that Matos book at its page on Amazon.com. Here's the link:

http://www.amazon.com/exe...ce&s=books

This album is so great. I just had it blasting in the car today. The movie was on tv last night too. I like the movie versions of the songs a lot too. Is there a cd somewhere with those on it?

Org note me please!

I bought it on the day it was released, went home, played it all the way thru five times in a row, and then listened to it every day for a year. EVERY DAY for a year. It was insane. I know that damn record inside and out. I was bustin out Housequake and Hot Thang and U Got the Look to anybody who was within 50 feet of my car. I'd pull up to bus stops, "CHECK THIS SHIT OUT! PRINCE! THAT'S RIGHT!" and then drive off.

For a younger fan who goes back to hear this one, I can't imagine you having the same epiphany that I had. Think linear here. Prior to this record, he did Around the World, (the anti-purple rain) and then Parade, which was cool but at the time, it didn't produce the jaw-dropping state of shock that Purple Rain pulled off only two albums prior.

And even there - you had to have been there. Before Purple Rain, there was 1999, which was a danceclub sensation, but outside of Little Red Corvette, not many people gave a crap about Prince. He comes out with Purple Rain, (the album, released several months before the movie) and those of us who were already die-hard fans, it was like New Wave had been injected with funk and the world was standing on it's head.

So, to re-cap, there's new wave dancers who have their minds blown by Purple Rain. And then he drops Around the World, which was such a huge attempt by Prince to NOT be Purple Rain it was just a big let down, and then there's Parade, which, at the TIME, didn't really do much for me. (now, years later, it's probably my second favorite). Anyhow, by the time Parade dropped, we (new wave dancer prince fans) were starting to think that Prince had risen and was now on the downhill fall. And then Sign O The Times (the single) gets dropped.

All I remember about the single was the phrase "big disease with a little name". Again, you have to remember the time. 1987 and nobody in mainstream was talking about AIDs. NOBODY. This is the me-generation, just-say-no, hip-to-be-square optimism of the 80's here.

So, bam Prince has gone from bopping to Kiss and Mountains to slapping you in the back of the head and saying, "listen up dumbass".

At least, that's what it was to me. Back then, a Prince release was a mind-blowing experience. There was a five-year period when Prince would put something out and the world stopped. This was probably the pinnacle of that era, and then the Black Album nonsense seemed to be like watching an olympic great stumble out on the track. He put out an album and then pulled it off the shelves because it was too dirty for PRINCE? So instead we get Lovesexy?

I know I'm gonna have my head handed to me for this, but Lovesexy, while a great record, was just SOOOO weak when held up to Sign O The Times.

So there you go. Long story short, YOU HAD TO BE THERE.

Lariza said: